Storm cleanup continues as deep freeze approaches
Thursday?s snowstorm was disastrous for some local homeowners and businesses. For many who were spared serious flooding, wind damage, or power outages, there is still the shoveling.
Here?s how bad the flooding was during Thursday?s storm
From Boston to Barnstable, here?s a look at how bad the coastal flooding got on Thursday.
Residents evacuated and roads blocked as flooding hits Mass. coast
The storm rendered main thoroughfares impassable, forced people from their homes, and compelled first responders to make daring rescues of motorists.
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Searches for flights to warmer places are way up
Dreaming of fleeing the deep freeze and heading to a warmer place? You aren?t alone.
Ben Volin | On Football
Why can?t the Patriots tell the truth about the Garoppolo trade?
The deal was made out of sheer loyalty to Tom Brady ? nothing else makes sense ? and that?s OK.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Even if the Patriots aren?t that good, it won?t matter
The NFL playoff field ? in both conferences ? is the weakest it has been in a long time.
The full list of the 103 Kmart, Sears stores closing around the US
More Kmart, Sears stores are closing around the country.
Names
Bush sisters: Things said about women in last presidential election ?would never be said about men?
Jenna and Barbara Bush have a new book called ?Sisters First.?
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Romance, Paul Thomas Anderson style
?Phantom Thread? marks the second collaboration between the director and Daniel Day-Lewis following 2007?s ?There Will Be Blood,? for which Day-Lewis nabbed his second Oscar.
Buzzsaw
When a TV lover binges on . . . movies
For the holiday week, I switched off TV series and watched only movies. Here?s what I learned.
Things to Do
The Weekender: Breaking news, dancing feet, and nimble fingers
The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.
Rancor infiltrates Boston Winter
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The business partners behind City Hall Plaza?s popular Boston Winter festivities appear to be headed toward a messy divorce.
Evan Horowitz | Quick Study
How long can the economic good times last?
Imminent threats are tough to spot, but there are gathering signs that our long recovery may be entering its final phase.
Settlement could bring relief to some ITT students
Students who attended the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute would have nearly $600 million in loans cancelled under a proposed settlement.
Sessions rescinds policy that allowed legal pot to flourish
The move will leave it to US attorneys where pot is legal to decide whether to aggressively enforce federal marijuana law.
Nestor Ramos
For the first time, Tom Tinlin is only digging himself out
The former state highway administrator might be the only man in Massachusetts who kinda wished he had been at work Thursday.
Mark Lennihan/AP/file 2013
Dunkin? drops dyes from its donuts
The Canton-based chain is pushing for a ?cleaner? menu.
After clash with Trump, can Bannon survive at Breitbart?
The website and its chairman found themselves isolated after Bannon?s comments caused a backlash inside the White House.
The Season Ticket podcast
NBA reporter Gary Washburn joins host Chris Gasper to break down the Celtics? surprisingly easy victory over the Cavs Wednesday.
Opinion & Ideas
Opinion | Richard North Patterson
What can go wrong for Democrats in 2018? Quite a lot
The real question is: What can go right for Trump?
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Special reports
At ESPN, the problems for women run deep
The unforgiving culture at the sports media behemoth has led some women to feel pressured to hide pregnancies or take short maternity leaves. One anchor even did her scheduled broadcast while she was having a miscarriage.
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STAT
He wants to upend the nursing home industry ? and reinvent senior living
Dr. Bill Thomas is developing the Minka to create an assisted-living model completely on seniors? own turf and terms.
Globe must-reads
Sports
Patriots players plow ahead through practice
The players worked out indoors, but getting to the facility in these conditions was no breeze.
Metro
W. Roxbury attorney elected school committee chair
Michael Loconto is taking over for Michael O?Neill, who decided against running for chairman again.
Real Estate
What is it like to live in Nashua?
No matter the weather, Jeff Novotny and his brothers spent their days outside. Read more community profiles at realestate.boston.com.
Politics
Trump blasts states resisting voter fraud commission
After signing an executive order to disband the commission, President Trump blamed the move on ?mostly Democrat states? and said ?push hard for voter identification.?
Cars Search This Week's Specials
4 things you do not want to miss at the 2018 New England auto show
From rare and exotic vehicles to classic muscle cars.
Columnists
Nation & World
Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90
For more than 50 years, Thomas S. Monson served in top leadership councils for the Mormon church.
Business
Dow clears 25,000 for first time
The Dow Jones industrial average is trading above 25,000 for the first time.
Arts
Movie Review
Streep, Hanks take the lead in ?The Post?
?The Post? is grand, thoughtful entertainment and happily sells us a message ? a free press is necessary to the healthy functioning of any democracy.
Food & dining
Dining Out
Steadily, Cultivar is?growing into itself
Located in the Ames Hotel, Chef Mary Dumont finally has the place of her own she?s been working toward.
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Play the crossword
Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.
The Big Picture
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The Big Picture
Powerful winter storm hits Mass.
Thursday?s storm brought snow, flooding, and strong winds.
